UnionHigh School

Drivers Education

Name: ______Period:______

Date: ______

Chapter 3

Driver Safety & Rules

1.The New Jersey seat belt law requires______

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2.T or F It’s the driver’s responsibility for enforcing the seat belt law for passengers 18 or older.

3.Drivers with a GDL must require ______passengers seated anywhere in the vehicle to use seat belts.

4.T or F Passive safety devices provide an appropriate level of protection for vehicle occupants during and after a collision.

5.Give three examples of a passive safety device.

1.______

2.______

3.______

6.Seat belts help in a number of ways, for example:

1.______

2.______

3.______

7.Air bags are standard equipment in almost all new cars and are designed to ______safety belts in frontal crashes.

Note: Air bags inflate at speeds of up to 200 mph to protect adults in a front-end collision. A driver should keep 10 inches or more between center of the steering and the center of the breastbone.

8.Where is it preferred and the safest to place a child car safety seat?

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9.Where should you neverplacea rear facing infant safety seat?

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10.Children 12 and under should ride in the ______of a vehicle.

11.Passengers under ______of age who weigh ______

pounds must be secured in a child passenger restraint system or

______in the rear seat of the motor vehicle.

12.T or F A police officer can stop a driver solely for a violation of the seat belt law.

13.Who is responsible for all passengers under 18 years of age?

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14.Who is responsible for all passengers 18 or over?

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Car Condition

Note: Vehicle condition is vital to safe and proper use of a motor vehicle on the roadways. If items listed in this section aren’t working properly,

it means your car needs to be repaired.

Starting a Parked Car

  1. Before getting into a car to drive, you need to ______and in .

16.While starting a parked car you should also keep in mind 6 items.

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

6.______

17.What percentage is all information necessary for safe driving is visual information.______

18.What are blind spots?

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  1. Your car traveling on a one-way roadway should be kept?

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  1. If your car is traveling on a two-lane road it should be kept ______with oncoming traffic in the outer lane.
  2. Think of the steering wheel as a face of a clock. In normal driving, keep your left hand at ______and your right hand at ______.

Stopping Distance

  1. Your stopping distance depends on:

1.______

2.______

3.______

4.______

5.______

6.______

7.______

  1. Name the two types of braking systems.

1.______

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2.______

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Note: Slamming the brake pedal down too hard is a common mistake new driver’s make.

  1. You should always turn on turn signals at least ______before turning.
  2. Hand signals are standard in all states and are:

Stop or Slow =______

Right Turn =______

Left Turn =______

  1. A horn is a ______.
  2. When driving in reverse, steering the wheel to the right moves the care to the ______; steering to the left moves the car to the ______.
  3. Body positioning should be as followed while driving in reverse: place he right hand and arm over the ______of the front passenger seat and grasp the ______of the steering wheel with the left hand at ______o’clock.

Parking

Parking on a hill.

  1. Always set your car’s ______, to assure the car won’t move.
  1. Down hill with a curb. Face your wheels ______

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  1. Down hill with a curb. Face your wheels ______

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  1. Up hill with a curb. Face your wheels ______

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  1. Up hill without a curb. Face your wheels ______

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  1. Down hill without a curb. Face your wheels ______

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